[Electronics-talk] iPhone v Blackberry

[Baracco, Andrew W]

The Blackberry has one model, the Storm, that is a touch screen, but
Orator will not work with that model.

Andy


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[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Steve Jacobson
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:00 AM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] iPhone v Blackberry

Jim,

You are one up on me, then, I never heard that the Blackberry was a
touch screen.  

On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:11:05 -0700, Jim Barbour wrote:

>Hey Steve,

>Yes, I was there and heard the presentation from Sarah and Rich.

>The reason I was trying to compare these two devices is that the
>blackberry (apparently, according to a recent Serotalk podcast) also
>uses a touchscreen for blind folks.

>Apparently, they were showing the orator and the blackberry at the NFB
>convention, but I totally didn't think to go look at it.

>I didn't realize orator isn't out yet.

>Thanks Steve,

>Jim

>On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 09:25:17AM -0500, Steve Jacobson wrote:
>> Jim,
>> 
>> >From what I have heard, the Blackberry and Orator will behave
similarly to other phones with screen readers such as Mobile Speak.
However, it is not out yet, 
and 
>> my understanding is that it needs to be used with a Blackberry
server.
>> 
>> VoiceOver in the I Phone seems pretty complete, but the interface is
completely different using a touch screen with gestures.  It should also
be noted that the 
touch 
>> screen and the gestures used are altered when VoiceOver is running so
the phone behaves differently than it does without VoiceOver running.
Since this is all 
very 
>> new, it is hard to really compare it with existing phones or even
with the Blackberry.  Were you at the R&D meeting on Tuesday evening?
There was a fairly 
useful 
>> and detailed presentation on the I Phone.  There is definitely a
learning curve to using it, but the feeling is that it can be done.  
>> 
>> Most of us feel less comfortable with the touch screen approach, but
I think we have to be careful to not judge the approach until we have
some significant 
>> collective experience with it.  Clearly some good thought has gone
into it.  I hope this helps some.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> Steve Jacobson
>> 
>> On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:56:29 -0700, Jim Barbour wrote:
>> 
>> >Hey Folks,
>> 
>> >I *think* this is on topic for this list.
>> 
>> >Has anyone seen comparrisons between the blackberry orator and
>> >voiceover on the iPhone?
>> 
>> >I'm trying to figure out how to choose between them.
>> 
>> >Thanks,
>> 
>> >Jim
>> 
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